Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-14

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and Mechanical Association.
To authorize and require The Board OF
Pubic Works 10 deliver TO the CITY Coun.
eli ~ Alexandria twelve hundred and
twenty shares OF the capital stock OF the
Alexandria Can9l Company.
To Incorporate the Northern-Neck Tele-
graph Company.
TO amend and Itenact an act entitled an
NJ, IN release and transfer 10 the counties OF
Uie HAND and Augusta the interest ot tue
Commonwealth In the Stalinton ana
Petersburg turnpike road. ,,,
To iucorporae the Holly Hill Gene
tcTy. p..,,
10 authorize the trustees OF Rustburg
PRESBYTERIAN church TO borrow money and
exc, ME lien on the church property.
To incorporate the lIish Creek Conn.,
Tany. .,
TO incorporate the Mainland Agency ana
IMPROVEMENT Company.
To revive. amend, aud r6enact tue char-
Ter OF the Farmyillc ana ChrloltesVille
Railroad Company.
10 authorize the trustees OF Barbour
school district, OF Orange county'to sell
portion Of lot belonging to School NO. ., IN
said district.
To authorize p. A. Jones TO erect pier
in James river opposite the Blow estate, III
James City county.
To stay proceedings for the enforcement
Of judgment Of the state against the sure.
ties OF James i. CrilZ, late treasurer oil
Patrick county.
To define lawful fence for Nelson
county.
To incorporate the Grand Lodge OF Pill.
Grim Fathers Of salem Baptist church oil
Rcd Oak Grove, Charlotte county.
To relieve John L. Armstrong.
10 enable the Board Of Supervisors OF
El2abclb City county TO make an appro-
prlation for TIE public schools.
To incorporate the Rising sons and
Daughters Of Hope Of King WIllilm county.
10 appropriate $4,000 to toe Western
Lunatic Asy lum for improvements.
REJECTED.
House bill to empower the Board OF SUI
per\isors Of Surry county to increase the
s9iaIy OF certain county officers came up
on The accommodation OF tine senate Com ..
miiiee on General Laws that IL do not pass
The bill was rejected.
Adjourned at 3:lj +. VI.
House of Delegates.
TIE House met at II O'Clock A Mr.
Caldwell, Of Hanover, IN the chair. No
prayer.
BILL INTRODUCED AND ORDERED TO IN
GROSSMENT.
By MIR. Stuart, OF Alexandria: To au-
tboiizc and enable the Fredericksburg and
Chesapeake Railroad Company 10 cons0ii-
dsic or merge its stock. property, and
franchises with those Of any company aII-
thoriZed 10 operate connecting line OF
railroad.
BILLS PLACED ON THE CALENDAR.
Report Of special committee on the re-
vision Of The code TO provide for the pub
lection and distribution OF the Code OF
Virginia. for the preparation and publica-
ton Of the explanatory notes OF the re-
visers OF the Code, and for furnishing the
revi,ers With an Office and secretary.
by Mr.. Buchanan, OF Washington Joint
resoulion declaring what shall be con
sideied the enrolled copy OF the new Code.
COMMISSIONERS or SINKING FUND.
The Committee for Courts Of Justice re-.
ported blll. " hich was placed on the cal.
cnd9s, authorizing the Auditor OF Public
Accounts TO prosecute suit aglin,tS. Brown
AlIeD, II. II. DYSON and ID. X. Reveley, etc,
late Commissioners OF the sinking Fund,
and the surctieS respectively 90 their off
cial bonds, for the amount paid by the state
10 the Kendall Bank-NOte Company.
LENGTH OF SPEECHES.
Mr.. Ryan, Of Loudoun, offered the fol-
lowing:
RESOLVED, That the rule limiting speeches
10 fifteen minutes be ICscinded 80 far ~
10 d. fi-.It-. sion at tho o mort "a
the legislative committee on the public
debt, when member shall be allowed to
speak one bali hour.
Agreed to-.
AMENDMENT TO LOCALOPTIoS LAW.
Mr.. Downing moved to take up the
amendment which he had proposed 10 the
localoption law by which 4 di>tlllcr il ale
loW cd 10 sell the liquor be makes outside OF
his disiri #, il said district has voted for
local option.
Mr.. Fulker.on spoke in favor OF the sub
stitute be bad proposed-the repeal OF the
local option law.
Mr.. Tayenuer. OF Frederick, said the
locol-option law had worked we'll in hii
c,urty and he hoped the substitute would
rot be adopted. He favored Mr.. Down
ing's amcnOment.
l. 4
ayes -, noes l9-aitcr when Mr.. Down
ipg's amendment was ordered to its en-
eIosSment.
CHARITABLE APPROPRIATION.
Nj. Wise, OF James City, offered joint
resolution approprIsting $500 20 Mrs. Mary
T.. COWdcr for the purpose Of providing
her with temporary support uutil she can
obtain employment 10 support herself and
child. l1hi, is the woman whose ease gave
use to the De Brscquc investigation at the
Eastern Lunatlc Asylum. Sne Is nov in
tins city with her child. and DR.. Wise says
that she is pilifully destitute OF friends,
money. and clothing. She was discharged
from the asy lum a. cured.
The resolution was referred.
HOW TIE SEw LAW WORKED.
Mr.. Brown, OF Nelson, offered the FOL
towing:
heSOhed. That a committee Of three be
appointed who shall inquire and report to
the House the amount which the Board OF
Indemnity has expended in carrying out
the provisions Of an act entitled ian act
authorizing Il board consisting Of the At
torney.G General, Secretary OF the Common
wealth, Auditor OF Public Accounts, Sec
onu Auditor, and Treasurer 10 allow to
tsX.cOloct:ng officers losses and expenses
incurred in collecting or attempting to en-
force or settle taxes due the Common
wealth." to whom payments have been
made under authority OF said act, and upon
what account said payments were made.
The committee is empowered to report by
bill or otherwise.
Agreed to.
ELECTORAL BOARD or ESSEX.
The following resolution was received
from the Strate
ReSOired the House OF Delegates con-
cuIring), That the foll0wing-named per-
sons be-, and they are hereby, elected men,
bcrs Of the Electoral Board for the county
Of Essex-yiz., John II. James, John 4.
Baughan, aud " lillian II. FarinhOlt.
The House agreed To the same.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
To incorporate the Richmond and West
Point Land Navigation and improvement
Company.
TO amend and rtenact the charter OF
Stephens City, Frederick county.
PAYING THE R2vlsERs.
The special order providing for paying
the rovistrs OF the Code the amount due
them III, 500 each) came up.
Mr.. Pollard, Of King and Queen, urged
the passage OF the bill. II the reyisers did
not make the index then the Clerk OF the
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